CN103686993A - Transmission system, location management system, and method of transmitting location data - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relate to a transmission system, a location management system, and a transmission method, aiming to solve a problem that when a signal transmission device fails and cannot receive self location information or all signal transmission devices are not equipped with information reception units, location information of communication terminals cannot be managed. The transmission system (6) has signal transmission devices (3a1, 3b1), one signal transmission device (3b1) can receive location information sent by a communication terminal (5) and send location information indicating self location, and further after one signal transmission device (3a1) sends self location information (Xa), the signal transmission device (3b1) can receive the location information (Xa) sent by the signal transmission device (3a1) from the communication terminal (5) instead of the signal transmission device (3a1).

Description

Signal receiving and transmitting system, location management system and signal transmit-receive method

Technical field

The present invention relates to possess signal receiving and transmitting system, location management system and the signal transmit-receive method of a plurality of sender units of transmitting positional information separately.

Background technology

Utilize at present global positioning system (Global Positioning System, GPS) can determine the position of user's communication terminal.GPS is sent and is represented wireless signal constantly by approximately 30 gps satellites around earth rotation.To this, the ground communication terminal with GPS receiver receives this wireless signal, and constantly poor of collecting mail from gps satellite delivery time to communication terminal according to this wireless signal, calculates the distance between communication terminal and gps satellite.Communication terminal at least carries out this calculating to four gps satellites, according to result of calculation, determines ground location.

In recent years, GPS receiver miniaturization and more energy-conservation, even also can built-in GPS receiver in battery-driven small communication devices at mobile phone etc.Yet, be placed in indoor communication terminal and but cannot receive GPS wireless signal.For this reason, indoor location need to have the other system that is different from GPS.As a kind of like this other system that is different from GPS, indoor location information system (Indoor Messaging System, I MES) is attracted attention in recent years.

Utilize the sender unit of I MES wireless signal can send the wireless signal that electric wave form is identical with gps satellite, its advantage is, communication terminal one side who receives wireless signal can not add processing and use collection of letters hardware device, and the collection of letters also only need slightly make improvements just and can use with software.And, by the positional information that represents the sender unit position of I MES, replace and represent that time information constantly sends as wireless signal, for this reason, communication terminal one side who collects mail, can receive unprocessed positional information, thereby, another advantage of this sender unit is, the complicated time difference that need to carry out in the time of need to be as the outdoor collection of letters calculates.

Patent documentation 1 (2011-No. 145873 communiques of TOHKEMY) discloses the position management method that utilizes I MES.The method receives after the positional information of the sender unit transmitting of being located at the I MES on indoor roof with communication terminal, according to I EEE802.11x communication specification, to the access point of WLAN (wireless local area network) (LAN), send the terminal I D of positional information and communication terminal, then access point is transferred to management server by positional information and terminal I D, is come the position of supervisory communications terminal by management server.

But patent documentation 1 invention disclosed need to be installed communication terminal one side the machine of delivering letters of LAN, communication terminal can send positional information and terminal I D according to the WLAN specification of communicating by letter.And the machine of delivering letters of this WLAN is than energy-conservation GPS (or I MES) receiver in recent years, its electricity consumption is very large.In communication terminal, even if as mentioned above, receiver is energy-conservation for this reason, but the machine of delivering letters is not energy-conservation, and whole communication terminal fail to give full play to the energy-saving effect of receiver, produces thus and need further energy-conservation problem for this reason.

Summary of the invention

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention proposes a kind of signal receiving and transmitting system, wherein possess first signal emitter and secondary signal emitter, this first signal emitter and this secondary signal emitter send the positional information of the position that represents oneself, it is characterized in that, when described first signal emitter reads the positional information that represents own position, and this positional information is sent to after communication terminal, described secondary signal emitter can receive for identifying the terminal identification information of this communication terminal and the described positional information being sent by described first signal emitter that this communication terminal is received from described communication terminal.

Effect of the present invention is as follows, i.e. the secondary signal emitter positional information that not only received communication terminal sends, but also can send the positional information that represents own position.That is to say, for being in, can receive that secondary signal emitter sends positional information scope with interior communication terminal, as long as it just can to secondary signal emitter transmission positional information and terminal identification information with interior in this scope.Can relatively simply improve the energy-saving effect of communication terminal like this.

And then, secondary signal emitter is the sender unit of this oneself the positional information for sending its oneself positional information to communication terminal and receiving that this communication terminal sends originally, and the present invention is used for replacing by this secondary signal emitter the positional information that first signal emitter receives first signal emitter.Like this, at first signal emitter, break down and can not receive oneself positional information, or, for the setup fee of cutting down sender unit is not in the situation that be provided with the collection of letters function etc. of receiving position information in all sender units, with secondary signal emitter, receive the positional information of first signal emitter, thereby avoid occurring the state of affairs of positional information that cannot supervisory communications terminal.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the overall schematic of the location management system that relates to of embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the surface structure schematic diagram as the fluorescent lamp type LED ligthing paraphernalia of electric equipment.

Fig. 3 is the view of management object thing while being provided with communication terminal.

Fig. 4 is usingd the hardkey structural representation of LED ligthing paraphernalia this utensil main frame during as electric equipment.

Fig. 5 is usingd the hardware configuration schematic diagram of LED ligthing paraphernalia this fluorescent lamp type LED lamp during as electric equipment.

Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram of the positional information of sender unit transmission.

Fig. 7 is the hardware configuration schematic diagram of communication terminal.

Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of the data mode of positional information.

Fig. 9 is the data structure schematic diagram that comprises positional information X.

Figure 10 is usingd the hardware configuration schematic diagram of mobile phone this mobile phone during as management object thing.

Figure 11 is the hardware configuration schematic diagram of gateway.

Figure 12 is the hardware configuration schematic diagram of location management message system.

Figure 13 is the schematic diagram of the location information management system management information of managing.

Figure 14 is the illustrative view of functional configuration of sender unit and communication terminal.

Figure 15 be take the functional block diagram of mobile phone or personal computer this management object thing during as management object thing.

Figure 16 is the functional block diagram of gateway and location information management system.

Figure 17 is the processing sequential chart that builds network on roof.

Figure 18 is the processing sequential chart that sends positional information.

Figure 19 A and Figure 19 B determine the positional information X of the communication terminal that will utilize, also determine the processing sequential chart as the sender unit of the transmission object of positional information X simultaneously.

Figure 20 is from communication terminal receiving position information till preserve the process chart of positional information.

Figure 21 is the schematic diagram of communications status between sender unit and communication terminal.

Figure 22 determines to deliver letters the processing sequential chart of object.

Figure 23 is location information management sequential chart.

Figure 24 is the schematic diagram of the picture of a routine location information management system.

Figure 25 is the schematic diagram of the picture of another routine location information management system.

Figure 26 is the schematic diagram of a routine signal receiving and transmitting system.

Figure 27 is the schematic diagram of another routine signal receiving and transmitting system.

Description of symbols: 1 location management system, 2 electric equipments, 3 sender units, 3a1 sender unit (example of first signal emitter), 3b1 sender unit (example of secondary signal emitter), 4,4h management object thing, 5,5h communication terminal, 6,6a, 6b signal receiving and transmitting system, 7 gateways, 8 communication networks, 9 location information management systems, 10 converter sections, 29 storage parts, 31 transmitting-receiving letter portions (comprising an example of receiving part and an example of the portion that posts a letter).

Embodiment

Below with reference to accompanying drawing, 1～Figure 27 illustrates embodiments of the present invention.

First with reference to figure 1 general description embodiments of the present invention.Fig. 1 is the overall schematic of the location management system that relates to of embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, the location management system 1 of present embodiment comprises with lower device: be positioned at indoor α roof β mono-side a plurality of sender units (3a～3h), be positioned at a plurality of communication terminals (5a～5h) and the location information management system 9 of indoor α ground one side.

In each sender unit (3a～3h), preserve respectively positional information (Xa～Xh), and sending each positional information (Xa～Xh) towards indoor α ground, this positional information (Xa～Xh) represents the setting position of each sender unit (3a～3h).And then, in each sender unit (3a～3h), go back save set identifying information (Ba～Bh), for identification signal emitter.

Below with sender unit 3, represent any one sender unit in a plurality of sender units, with communication terminal 5, represent any one communication terminal in a plurality of communication terminals, positional information X represents any one positional information in a plurality of positional informations, with device identifying information B, represents any one the device identifying information in a plurality of device identifying informations.For device identifying information, for example, can adopt medium access to control (Media Access Control, MAC) address.

On the other hand, in each communication terminal (5a～5h), preserve terminal identification information (Aa～Ah), for identification communication terminal.At this, with terminal identification information A, represent any one terminal identification information in a plurality of terminal identification informations.For terminal identification information, for example, can adopt MAC Address.Each communication terminal 5 is received after the positional information X of sender unit 3 transmittings, and this positional information X and the terminal identification information A of oneself are sent to sender unit 3.

Above-mentioned each sender unit 3 is built-in or be located at the electric equipment (2a～2h) being arranged on indoor α roof β outward respectively.At this, any one electric equipment that electrical installation 2 represents in a plurality of electric equipments.

Electric equipment 2 provides power supply to sender unit 3.Wherein, electric equipment 2a is fluorescent lamp type light-emitting diode (Light Emitting Diode, LED) ligthing paraphernalia.Electric equipment 2b is parallel operation fan.Electric equipment 2c is the access point of WLAN.Electric equipment 2d is loud speaker.Electric equipment 2e is Emergency Light.Electric equipment 2f is fire-alarm or cigarette alarm.Electric equipment 2g is monitoring camera.Electric equipment 2h is air conditioner.

Equipment except illustrated in Figure 1, as long as can provide power supply to sender unit 3, also can be used as electric equipment.For example, except above-mentioned example, can also be with not adopting the general fluorescent lamp of LED or the ligthing paraphernalia of incandescent lamp and for detection of the theft-proof sensor that has people to invade from outside etc.

On the other hand, the standby outside that is installed in management object thing (4a to 4e) of communication terminal 5, this management object is managed its position by location information management system 9.

Wherein, management object thing 4a is handbag.Management object thing 4b is desk.Management object Wu4cWei projector.Management object thing 4d is video conference terminal.Management object thing 4e is the compounding machine with copy function.Management object thing 4f is for being broom.

Management object thing 4f is personal computer, carries the function of communication terminal 5 in this personal computer, and in this case, this personal computer is also communication terminal 5g.And then, the mobile phone such as management object thing 4h is smart mobile phone, and the function of carrying communication terminal 5 in mobile phone, thereby this mobile phone is also communication terminal 5h.Below, with management object thing 4, represent any one management object thing in a plurality of management object things.

Management object thing 4, except shown in Fig. 1, also has other medicine equipments such as picture unit, scanner, printer, photocopier, electronic blackboard, air cleaning machine, shredder, automatic vending machine, wrist-watch, camera, game machine, wheelchair and endoscope.

Next illustrates that an example utilizes the management method of location management system 1 management position information.In the present embodiment, the sender unit 3a being for example located on indoor α roof β sends the positional information Xa that represents this sender unit 3a position by radio communication.To this, communication terminal 5a receiving position information Xa.Then, by radio communication, to sender unit 3a, send terminal identification information Aa and the positional information Xa for identification communication terminal 5a.Now, communication terminal 5a sends the positional information Xa receiving from sender unit 3a back to sender unit 3a.

To this, sender unit 3a receives terminal identification information Aa and positional information Xa.Then, sender unit 3a utilizes radio communication, to gateway 7 transmitting terminal identifying information Aa and positional information Xa.Gateway 7 via LAN8e to location information management system 9 transmitting terminal identifying information Aa and positional information Xa.Location information management system 9 office terminal identifying information Aa and positional information Xa, like this, the administrative staff of location information management system 9 just can understand communication terminal 5a (management object thing 4a) in indoor position.

In communication terminal 5, especially communication terminal (5g, 5h) as shown in Figure 1, receives at outdoor γ the wireless signal (time information, orbit information etc.) that gps satellite 999 sends, and calculates tellurian position.Communication terminal (5g, 5h) utilizes the mobile communication system such as the third generation (3G) and the 4th generation (4G), via base 8a, mobile communicating net 8b, gateway 8c, internet 8d and LAN8e, to location information management system 9, send terminal identification information (Ag, Ah) and positional information (Xg, Xh) and the positional information (Xg, Xh) that is respectively used to identification communication terminal (5g, 5h).

Communication network 8 comprises base station 8a, mobile communicating net 8b, gateway 8c, internet 8d, LAN8e and gateway 7.In order to measure tellurian latitude and longitude, at least need three gps satellites (if comprised highly, needing four satellites), but for convenience of explanation, in Fig. 1, only show a gps satellite.

The surface structure of one routine electric equipment is described with Fig. 2 below, and this example electric equipment 2a is fluorescent lamp type LED ligthing paraphernalia.Fig. 2 is the surface structure schematic diagram of fluorescent lamp type LED ligthing paraphernalia.

As shown in Figure 2, fluorescent lamp type LED ligthing paraphernalia, as electric equipment 2a, is elongate tubular lamp, and it comprises the device pedestal 120 on the indoor α roof β being installed in shown in Fig. 1 and is arranged on the LED lamp 130 on this device pedestal 120.

The two ends of device pedestal 120 are respectively equipped with socket 121a and 121b.Wherein socket 121a and socket 121b possess respectively power supply terminal (124a1,124a2) and (124b1, the 124b2) of subtend LED lamp 130 power supplies.Like this, following power supply 1000 can provide electric energy by device pedestal 120LED lamp 130.

On the other hand, the sender unit 3a that LED lamp 130 possesses diffuser 131, is positioned at the metal jaw (132a, 132b) at these diffuser 131 two ends and is positioned at diffuser 131 inside.Wherein for example acrylic materials formation of diffuser 131 use, for the light source of covering internal.

In metal jaw 132a, be respectively equipped with the terminal pins (152a1,152a2) of the upper power supply terminal (124a1,124a2) of gang socket 121a.Equally, in metal jaw 132b, be respectively equipped with the terminal pins (152b1,152b2) of the upper power supply terminal (124b1,124b2) of gang socket 121b.LED lamp 130 is installed on device pedestal 120, can via power supply terminal (124a1,124a2), also by terminal pins (152a1,152a2 and 152b1,152b2), to LED lamp 130, provide electric energy from device pedestal 120.Like this, LED lamp 130 irradiates outside by diffuser 131, and sender unit 3a also powered from device pedestal 120, moves.

Using desk below as management object thing 4b, with reference to the routine management object thing 4 of figure 3 explanation one, be equipped with the state of communication terminal 5b above.Fig. 3 is the view of management object thing while being provided with communication terminal.

As shown in Figure 3, communication terminal 5b is arranged on above management object thing 4b, and about the setting of communication terminal, both available as fixing in cloth insertion sheet that communication terminal 5b is fixed to management object thing 4b is upper, also can just be placed on management object thing.

Hardware configuration while below utilizing Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 that electric equipment is described for LED ligthing paraphernalia.At this, Fig. 4 is the hardkey structural representation of the utensil main frame of LED ligthing paraphernalia.Fig. 5 is the hardware configuration schematic diagram of fluorescent lamp type LED lamp.

As shown in Figure 4, device pedestal 120 mainly comprises ballast 122, wire (123a, 123b) and power supply terminal (124a1,124a2,124b1,124b2).

Wherein, ballast 122 is for controlling the supply current of external power source 1000.Ballast 122 and power supply terminal (124a1,124a2,124b1,124b2) are electrically connected to by wire (123a, 123b).Like this, ballast 122 can be stably via wire (123a, 123b) to each power supply terminal (124a1,

124a2,124b1,124b2) electric energy is provided.

As shown in Figure 5, LED lamp 130 mainly comprises power control part 140, wire (151a, 151b), terminal pins (151a1,151a2,151b1,151b2), wire 153, wire 154, wire 155 and sender unit 3a.Wherein, power control part 140, for controlling the electric current of power supply 1000 outputs, mainly possesses current monitoring circuit 141 and smoothing circuit 142.The electric current that current monitoring circuit 141 is exported for input power 1000 also carries out rectification.Smoothing circuit 142 becomes smoothly the electric current after current monitoring circuit 141 rectifications, via wire (151a, 151b), to each terminal pins (152a1,152a2,152b1,152b2), powers.

Power control part 140 is electrically connected to by wire (151a, 151b) and terminal pins (152a1,152a2,152b1,152b2).Power control part 140 is electrically connected to sender unit 3a by wire 154.In Fig. 5, only shown a LED160, but in fact a plurality of LED have been installed.Structure shown in Fig. 5 is except sender unit 3a, and other are identical with common LED modulated structure.

Sender unit 3a is below described.Sender unit 3a has transformer 100, wire 155, control part 11, positional information deliver letters portion 12, wireless communication part 13.Transformer 100 is electrically connected to by deliver letters portion 12 and wireless communication part 13 of wire 155 and control part 11, positional information.

Wherein, transformer 100 is that the voltage transitions of electric energy that power control part 140 is provided becomes the driving voltage of sender unit 3a and to the deliver letters electronic component of portion 12 and wireless communication part 13 power supplies of control part 11, positional information.

Control part 11 possesses with lower member, and central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU) 101, for controlling the molar behavior of control part 11; Read-only memory (Read Only Memory, ROM) 102, for preserving basic input/output routine; Random access storage device (Random Access Memory, RAM) 103, for the working region as CPU101; Interface (I/F) (108a, 108b) for and the positional information signal transmitting and receiving of delivering letters between portion 12 and wireless communication part 13; And path-line 109, is for being electrically connected to the address path of above-mentioned each parts or data path etc.

The positional information portion 12 of delivering letters possesses with lower member, and CPU201, for the deliver letters molar behavior of portion 12 of control position information; ROM202, for preserving basic input/output routine and positional information Xa; Telecommunication circuit 204 and antenna 204a, for sending positional information Xa; I/F208, for communicating by letter with control part 11; And path-line 209, is for being electrically connected to the address path of above-mentioned each parts or data path etc.

Wherein, one of indoor positioning technology that telecommunication circuit 204 utilizations are referred to as indoor GPS is I MES, by antenna 204a, sends positional information Xa.In Fig. 1, with dotted line, schematically show the scope (signal transmitting boundary) that positional information X may arrive.The output of delivering letters in I MES is in the present embodiment set as follows, and in the situation that indoor a roof β is highly about 3m, on bottom surface, the imaginary circle radius of positional information X possibility coverage area is about 5m.But this is delivered letters, output is set and can be changed, thereby the radius of positional information X possibility coverage area both can be greater than 5m, also can be less than 5m.

Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram of the positional information of sender unit transmission.Positional information Xa represents that fluorescent lamp type LED ligthing paraphernalia is the setting position of electric equipment 2a, wherein comprises project as shown in Figure 6, as floor, latitude, longitude and a numbering.

Wherein, floor represents to be provided with the floor of the building of electric equipment 2a.Latitude and longitude represent latitude and the longitude of electric equipment 2a position.Numbering represents a numbering of electric equipment 2a place building.In Fig. 6 institute example, electric equipment 2a is positioned at C 16 floor of certain building, and place is at north latitude 35.459555 degree, and east longitude 139.387110 is spent.In addition, also can represent place with south latitude and west longitude.

Return to Fig. 5.Wireless communication part 13 possesses with lower member, and CPU301, for controlling the action of wireless communication part 13 integral body; ROM302, for preserving basic input/output routine and device identifying information Ba; RAM303, for the working region as CPU301; Telecommunication circuit 304 and antenna 304a, for receiving position information Xa and terminal identification information Aa; I/F308, for communicating by letter with control part 11; And path-line 309, for being electrically connected to the address path of above-mentioned each parts or data path etc.

Wireless communication part 13 utilizes 920MHz band territory to carry out data communication.920MHz is higher with the electromagnetic wave arrival performance in territory, even if there is pillar or the wall of building between sender unit 3a and gateway 7, sender unit 3a also can send data to gateway 7.

And then telecommunication circuit 304 is utilized in the structural modal of I EEE802.15.4 standard at least standard of physical layer, carries out data communication with antenna 304a.Now, can use MAC Address as the device identifying information B of identification signal emitter 3 (wireless communication part 13).

In addition, can also utilize physical layer in the structural modal that adopts I EEE802.15.4 standard and ZigBee (registered trade mark) agreement of MAC layer.Now, sender unit 3 can be regional according to utilization such as Japan, the U.S. and Europe, utilize 800MHz, 900MHz or 2.4GHz respectively with territory, data are sent to gateway 7 via other adjacent sender units 3.Like this, utilize multi-hop (multi-hop) communication, via other sender units 3, send data, although the wireless communication part 13 of each sender unit 3 need to commonly used spended time in processing, as long as but signal post with electric energy make data arrive immediate sender unit 3 just can, thereby have advantages of energy-conservation.

Positional information Xa both can be saved in by manufacturer among storage part 29 before sender unit 3a delivery, in the time of also can this sender unit 3a being installed on indoor α roof β after manufacturer's delivery, by installation personnel, be preserved.And then, can also utilize radio communication by the telecommunication circuit 304 of wireless communication part 13, via gateway 7, from location information management system 9 external device (ED)s such as grade, receive, then via control part 11, be saved in positional information and deliver letters in the ROM202 of portion 12.

The hardware configuration of communication terminal 5 is described with Fig. 7 below.Fig. 7 is the hardware structure diagram of communication terminal.

As shown in Figure 7, communication terminal 5 possesses control part 14 and wireless communication part 15.

Control part 14 possesses with lower member, and CPU401, for controlling the action of control part 14 integral body; ROM402, for preserving basic input/output routine; RAM403, for the working region as CPU401; Telecommunication circuit 404 and antenna 404a, for receiving position information X; Acceleration transducer 405, dares to sense acceleration; I/F408, for communicating by letter with wireless communication part 15; And path-line 409, is for being electrically connected to the address path of above-mentioned each parts or data path etc.In addition, control cloth 14 and be also provided with button cell 406, this button cell 406 is for drive control part 14.In present embodiment, adopt button cell, in addition, can also adopt the dry cells such as No. three batteries and No. four batteries, can also adopt the battery of communication terminal 5 special uses.

Telecommunication circuit 404 receives the positional information X that utilizes I MES to send by antenna 404a.Control part 14 provides the electric energy of button cell 406 to wireless communication part 15 via connector 409a.Control part 14 also carries out data (signal) via connector 409b with wireless communication part 15 from I/F408 and communicates by letter.

Acceleration transducer 405 is for detection of the variation of the acceleration of communication terminal 5.As started when mobile at communication terminal 5, communication terminal 5 stops when mobile or the variation of acceleration detected during communication terminal 5 run-off the straight.In the processing of CPU401, when stopping, if acceleration transducer 405 detects acceleration change, transmission is impelled CPU401 to start the signal of processing.Accordingly, CPU401 starts the processing of oneself, sends and starts the signal of processing simultaneously to telecommunication circuit 404.Like this, when sender unit 3 sends positional information X, the telecommunication circuit 404 of communication terminal 5 will start receiving position information X via antenna 404a.

On the other hand, wireless communication part 15 has and the essentially identical structure of above-mentioned wireless communication part 13, and can utilize the band territory identical with wireless communication part 13, and between sender unit 3, carries out data and pass through.Wireless communication part 15 as shown in Figure 7, has following portion: CPU501, for controlling the action of wireless communication part 15 integral body; ROM502, for preserving basic input/output routine and terminal identification information A; RAM503, for the working region as CPU501; Telecommunication circuit 504 and antenna 504a, for receiving position information X and terminal identification information A; I/F508, for communicating by letter with control part 14; And path-line 509, for being electrically connected to the address path of above-mentioned each parts or data path etc.In wireless communication part 15, also can utilize Zigbee protocol.

Telecommunication circuit 504, according to the instruction of CPU501, obtains the positional information X in the RAM403 that is kept at control part 14 via connector 409b.Telecommunication circuit 504 is the terminal identification information A of reading and saving in RAM02 also, and utilize antenna 504a that this terminal identification information A is sent to sender unit 3 together with the above-mentioned positional information X obtaining.

The data of the positional information X that telecommunication circuit 504 sends are configured to form as shown in Figure 8.Fig. 8 is the data mode schematic diagram of positional information.In the example shown in Fig. 8, floor, latitude, longitude and each unit of numbering represent with 9 bits, 21 bits, 21 bits and 8 bits respectively, and each unit represents according to I MES specification.In fact, except this representation, positional information also, according to title or the verification summation information of the additional regulation of communication mode, as shown in Figure 9, comprises the object of delivering letters, messenger and data content (positional information X etc.).Fig. 9 is the data structure schematic diagram of the data that comprise positional information X.

Following mobile phone, as management object thing 4h (communication terminal 5h), utilizes Fig. 1 O that the hardware configuration of this mobile phone is described.Figure 10 is the hardware configuration schematic diagram of mobile phone.

As shown in figure 10, management object thing 4h (communication terminal 5h) possesses with lower member: CPU601, for controlling the molar behavior of communication terminal 5h; ROM602; Be used for preserving basic input/output routine; RAM603 is as the working region of CPU601; EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memo) (Electr ically Erasable and Programmable ROM, EEPROM), according to the control of CPU601, reads or data writing; Complementary metal oxide semiconductors (CMOS) (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor, CMOS) transducer 605, for according to the control of CPU601, takes subject image, obtains view data; Various acceleration/aspect sensors 606, as Electronic Megnetic Compass or gyrocompass or acceleration transducer etc., for detection of magnetic field of the earth; And media drive 608, reads or writes (preservation) for controlling from the data of the mediums such as flash memory 607.Recording medium 607 is configured to and can arbitrarily loads and unloads, and for according to the control of media drive 608, reads the data that have been saved or writes (preservation) new data and store.

In EEPROM604, preserve operation sequence (0S), other programs and the various data of carrying out for CPU601.COMS transducer 605 is, by opto-electronic conversion, subject image is carried out to electronic charge coupled cell.Except cmos sensor, as long as just can take subject can, can also use CCD (Charge Couple Device) transducer.

And then management object thing 4h (communication terminal 5h) possesses with lower member, Speech input portion 611, for converting tones into voice signal; Audio output unit 612, for converting voice signal to sound; Antenna 613a; Department of Communication Force 613 utilizes this antenna 613a, carries out signal communicate by letter by radio communication with the most contiguous base station 8a; GPS receiving part 614, sends GPD signal for receiving gps satellite; Liquid crystal or OLED display 615, for showing the image of subject or various charts etc.; Touch panel 616, is placed on display 615, with the panel of pressure-sensitive mode or electrostatic means, forms, pointed or the touch such as felt pen after the touch location on display 615 can be detected; And the path-line 610 of address path or data path, for being electrically connected to above-mentioned each parts.In addition, management object thing 4h (communication terminal 5h) is also provided with special-purpose battery 617, for driving this management object thing 4h (communication terminal 5h).The microphone that Speech input portion 611 comprises sound import, the loud speaker that audio output unit 612 comprises output sound.

The GPS receiving part 614 of management object thing 4h (communication terminal 5h) is identical with the GPS receiving part that common mobile phone has, but can finely tune with the firmware program being kept in ROM602, carry out swimmingly data communication with the sender unit 3 of indoor α and the gps satellite of outdoor γ.Acceleration/aspect sensor 606 roles comprise the processing that in Fig. 7, acceleration transducer 605 carries out.

Management object thing 4g (communication terminal 5g) is personal computer, and the location information management system 9 shown in its hardware configuration and following Figure 12 is basic identical, and description thereof is omitted for this reason.But, in the personal computer of management object thing 4g (communication terminal 5g), be provided with the external apparatus interfaces such as USB connector (I/F) 916 shown in Figure 12, for connecting gps antenna.And for the personal computer that carries gps antenna, on external apparatus interface (I/F) 916, just do not need to connect gps antenna.

The hardware configuration of gateway 7 is described with Figure 11 below.Figure 11 is the hardware configuration schematic diagram of gateway.

As shown in figure 11, gateway 7 comprises wireless communication part 17 and wire communication portion 18.

Wherein, wireless communication part 17 has and the essentially identical structure of wireless communication part 13, and can utilize the wireless communication part 13 with territory and sender unit 3 identical with wireless communication part 13 to carry out data communication.Wireless communication part 17 as shown in figure 11, has following portion, and CPU701, for controlling the action of wireless communication part 17 integral body; ROM702, for preserving basic input/output routine and device identifying information c; RAM703, for the working region as CPU701; Telecommunication circuit 704 and antenna 704a, for sending positional information X etc.; I/F708, for communicating by letter with wire communication portion 18; And path-line 709, for being electrically connected to the address path of above-mentioned each parts or data path etc.Wireless communication part 17 is communicated by letter with wire communication portion 18 via connector 709 from I/F708.

Wireless communication part 17 also can utilize Zigbee agreement.Device identifying information C is for identifying the intrinsic information of gateway 7 (wireless communication part 17), such as by MAC Address etc.

On the other hand, wire communication portion 18 has following portion as shown in figure 11, and CPU801, for controlling the action of wire communication portion 18 integral body; ROM802, for preserving basic input/output routine and device identifying information D; RAMS03, for the working region as CPU801; Ethernet control part 805; I/F808a, for and channel radio information 17 between receiving and transmitting signal; I/F808b, for carrying out logical 1 speech of data (signal) via path-line 809 with LAN8e; And the path-line 809 of address path or data path, for being electrically connected to above-mentioned each parts.

At this, CPU801 and Ethernet control part 805 will be transformed into the communication mode (communication protocol) of I EEE802.3 specification according to the communication mode of I EEE802.15.4 specification (communication protocol), the various data (information) that control can send sender unit 3 are to carry out the packet communication of Ethernet (registered trade mark).

About device identifying information D, IP (Internet ProtoCol Address) for example, for identifying the intrinsic information of gateway 7 (wire communication portion 18).ROM802 is also middle preserves MAC Address, but in order to simplify about the explanation of communicating by letter with location information management system 9, at this, omits the explanation of relevant this point.

The hardware configuration of position management information system 9 is described with Figure 12 below.Figure 12 is the hardware configuration schematic diagram of location management message system.

Location information management system 9 forms with computer, wherein possesses following portion, and CPU901, for the action of control position information relationship system 9 on the whole; ROM902, for preserving I PL (the Initial Program Loader) supervisor that drives CPU901; RAM903, for the working region as CPU901; HD904, for preserving the various data such as program or the system identification information E of location information management system 9 use; HDD (HardDisk Driver) 905, follows being controlled at of location information management system 9 and in HDD904, carries out data and read or write; Media drive 907, carries out data and reads or write (preservation) for being controlled at the recording mediums such as flash memory 906; Display 908, for showing various information, as cursor, menu, window, word or image etc.; Network interface I/F909, for utilizing communication network to carry out data communication; Keyboard 911, possesses enter key, for the input of word, numerical value, various indications etc.; Mouse 912, for carrying out selection, cursor movement of the selection of various indications or execution, processing object etc.; CD-ROM drive 914, can load and unload recording medium and carry out reading or writing of various data as CD-ROM for being controlled at; Carry out telecommunication circuit 915 and the antenna 915a of radio communication; External equipment I/F916, for connecting external equipment; And the path-line 809 of address path or data path, for being electrically connected to above-mentioned each parts.

System identification information E is for example I P address, is the intrinsic information for recognizing site information management system 9.ROM902 is also middle preserves MAC Address, but in order to simplify about the explanation of communicating by letter with gateway 7, at this, omits the explanation of relevant this point.

In HDD04, preserve the placement information G of the certain floor shown in the management information F shown in Figure 13 and Figure 25.Figure 13 is the schematic diagram of the location information management system management information of managing.

As shown in figure 13, by terminal identification information A, device name, management (owning) department name, positional information X and the relevant rear management information F that forms of the various information on the date of collecting mail.

Wherein, terminal identification information A is the information of the above-mentioned communication terminal 5 of identification.Device name is the title of management object thing or communication terminal 5.Management (owning) department name is the administrative department of communication terminal 5 or the title that has all departments of this communication terminal 5.Positional information X is information as shown in Figure 6.The collection of letters date is that location information management system 9 is received collection of letters date and the time of positional information X from gateway 7.

Location information management system 9 is in advance by terminal identification information A, device name, the relevant rear management of preserving of administrative department's title.Location information management system 9, by from gateway 7 receiving position information X and terminal identification information A, adds positional information X and the collection of letters in the recording section of the same terminal identification information A comprising in management information F to time.

And then, for the positional information X having been managed and terminal identification information A, if location information management system 9, when receiving again new positional information X and terminal identification information A from gateway 7, can be rewritten to new positional information X and terminal identification information A on the positional information X and terminal identification information A among management.

Location information management system 9 also can not rewrite positional information X and collect mail time, but makes new record and be added in positional information F.

The functional structure of the location management system 1 of present embodiment is described with Figure 14 to Figure 16 below.In the following description also by the relation illustrating simply between the hardware configuration shown in above-mentioned functions structure and Fig. 5, Fig. 7, Figure 10, Figure 11, Figure 12.

Figure 14 is the illustrative view of functional configuration of sender unit and communication terminal.As shown in figure 14, sender unit 3 possesses following functions portion, i.e. converter section 10, signal emission control portion 20 and radio communication control part 30.The function of converter section 10 realizes by the action of the electric pressure converter 100 shown in Fig. 5.

The function of signal emission control portion 20 realizes by the deliver letters action of portion 12 of the control part 11 shown in Fig. 5 and positional information.And then the function of radio communication control part 30 is achieved by the action of the control part 11 shown in Fig. 5 and wireless communication part 13.

Signal emission control portion 20 has the storage part 29 forming with the ROM02 shown in Fig. 5, wherein preserves above-mentioned positional information X.In addition, signal emission control portion 20 also has the portion of posting a letter 21, Department of Communication Force 27 and storage and reading part 28.

The function of portion 21 of wherein posting a letter mainly realizes by the processing of the CPU201 shown in Fig. 5 and telecommunication circuit 204, transmitting site information X in signal transmitting boundary.

The function of the Department of Communication Force 27 mainly processing by the CPU shown in Fig. 5 (101,201) and I/F (108a, 208) and path-line (109,209) realizes, and between radio communication control part 30, carries out data (signal) and communicates by letter.

The function of storage and reading part 28 realizes by the CPU (101,201) shown in Fig. 5, and it is saved in storage part 29 by various data, or reads various data from storage part 29.The data of positional information X can be preserved or read to storage and reading part 28 for example.

Radio communication control part 30 has the storage part 39 forming with the RAM03 shown in Fig. 5, preserves said apparatus identifying information B in this storage part 39.

The function of transmitting-receiving letter portion 31 mainly realizes by the processing of CPU301 and telecommunication circuit 304, utilizes between radio communication and communication terminal 5 or gateway 7 and carries out communicating by letter of various data (signal).

The function of Department of Communication Force 37 mainly realizes by processing, I/F (108B, 308) and the road warp (109,309) of CPU (101,301), and between signal emission control portion 20, carries out data (signal) and communicates by letter.

Storage and reading part 38, for various data are saved in to storage part 39, or read various data from storage part 39.

The functional structure of communication terminal 5 is below described.

Communication terminal 5 has collection of letters control part 40 and radio communication control part 50.

Collection of letters control part 40 has the storage part 49 forming with the RAM03 shown in Fig. 7, for by signal transmitting, installs the 3 positional information X that send and is saved in storage part 49.And then this collection of letters control part 40 also has receiving part 41, test section 42, judging part 43, determination part 44, Department of Communication Force 47 and storage and reading part 48.

Wherein, the function of receiving part 41 mainly realizes by the processing of the CPU401 shown in Fig. 7 and telecommunication circuit 404, the positional information sending for receiving sender unit 3.This receiving part 41 is sometimes in accepting the state of positional information X, and sometimes also can be in not accepting the state of positional information X.

The main CPU401 as shown in Figure 7 of the function of test section 42 and the processing of acceleration transducer 405 realize, and for detection of the movement (comprising inclinations) of communication terminal 5, make receiving part 41 start processing.Can also, with utilizing the momentum sensor of inertial force or magnetic force to replace acceleration transducer, realize the function of this test section 42.

The processing of the main CPU401 as shown in Figure 7 of function of judging part 43 realizes, for judging whether receiving part 41 receives at least one positional information X.And then judging part 43 judges whether receiving part 41 receives the positional information X that a plurality of sender units 3 send.In this case, as will be described, while repeatedly receiving at the appointed time the positional information X of same sender unit 3 transmittings, will only be used as and receive once.

The processing of the main CPU401 as shown in Figure 7 of function of determination part 44 realizes, and when judging part 41 judgements, has received after the positional information X being sent by a plurality of sender units 3 respectively, measures the signal strength signal intensity of each positional information X.

Processing, I/F408 and the road warp 409 of the main CPU401 as shown in Figure 7 of the function of Department of Communication Force 47 are realized, and control and between cloth 50, carry out data (signal) and communicate by letter with radio communication.

The function of storage and reading part 48 is realized by the processing of CPU401, for various data are saved in to storage part 49, or reads various data from storage part 49.For example, positional information X is stored or read to storage and reading part 48.

Radio communication control part 50 possesses the storage part 59 that the RAM503 shown in Fig. 5 forms.This storage part 59 is for preserving above-mentioned terminal identification information A.And then radio communication control part 50 also has receiving part 51, judging part 53, determination part 54, Department of Communication Force 57 and storage and reading part 58.

The main CPU501 as shown in Figure 7 of the function of receiving part 51 and the processing of telecommunication circuit 504 realize, and by radio communication and sender unit 3, carry out various data communication.

The processing of the main CPU501 as shown in Figure 7 of function of judging part 53 realizes, for judging whether transmitting-receiving letter portion 51 at least receives a device identifying information B.And then what judging part 53 judged whether receiving part 51 receive 3 transmittings of a plurality of sender units respectively installs identifying information B.Now, for a plurality of device identifying information B of same sender unit transmitting, if repeatedly received within the stipulated time that will narrate below, using the plurality of information as an information processing.

The function of determination part 54 mainly realizes by the processing of the CPU501 shown in Fig. 7, when receiving the device identifying information B that a plurality of sender units 3 send respectively in judging part 53 judgement, measures the signal strength signal intensity of installing identifying information B about each.

The function of Department of Communication Force 57 mainly realizes by processing, I/F508 and the road warp 58 of the CPU501 shown in Fig. 7, for collection of letters control part 40 between data (signal) communicate by letter.

The function of storage and reading part 58 mainly realizes by the processing of the CPU501 shown in Fig. 7, for various data are saved in to storage part 59, or reads various data from storage part 59.Storage and extracting part 58 are for for example reading or the data of save set identifying information (A, B).

Below utilize Figure 15 that the functional structure of management object thing (4h, 4g) is described.Figure 15 is the functional block diagram when management object thing is mobile phone or personal computer.

As shown in figure 15, management object thing (4h, 4g) has storage part 69, and this storage part 69 forms with the RAM903 shown in the EEPROM604 shown in Figure 10 or Figure 12 and HD904.And then management object thing (4g, 4h) also has receiving part 61, test section 62, judging part 63, determination part 64, transmitting-receiving letter portion 65, judging part 66, determination part 67 and storage and reading part.

Wherein, the function of receiving part 61 is identical with receiving part 41, and main CPU601 and the CPU901 shown in GPS receiver 614 or Figure 12 as shown in Figure 10 and the processing that is connected in the gps antenna of Peripheral Interface (I/F) 916 realize.

The function of test section 62 is identical with test section 42, and main CPU601 and the CPU901 shown in acceleration/aspect sensor 606 or Figure 12 as shown in Figure 10 and the processing that is connected in the gps antenna of Peripheral Interface (I/F) 916 realize.

The function of judging part 63 is identical with judging part 43, and main CPU601 as shown in Figure 10 and the processing of the CPU901 shown in Figure 12 realize.

The function of determination part 64 is identical with determination part 43, and main CPU601 as shown in Figure 10 and the processing of the CPU901 shown in Figure 12 realize.

The function of transmitting-receiving letter portion 65 is identical with transmitting-receiving letter portion 51, main CPU601 and Department of Communication Force 613 as shown in Figure 10, or the processing of the CPU901 shown in Figure 12 and telecommunication circuit 915 realizes.

The function of judging part 66 is identical with judging part 53, and main CPU601 as shown in Figure 10 and the processing of the CPU901 shown in Figure 12 realize.

The function of determination part 67 is identical with determination part 54, and main CPU601 as shown in Figure 10 and the processing of the CPU901 shown in Figure 12 realize.

Read and storage part 68 read and storage part 48 and read and the function of storage part 58 with identical, main CPU601 as shown in Figure 10 and the processing of the CPU901 shown in Figure 12 realize.

Below utilize Figure 16 that the functional structure of gateway 7 is described.Figure 16 is the functional block diagram of gateway and location information management system.

Gateway 7 possesses radio communication control part 70 and wire communication control part 80.

The function of radio communication control part 70 is substantially identical with the radio communication control part 30 of sender unit 3, and the processing of wireless communication part 17 as shown in Figure 11 realizes.

Be specially, radio communication control part 70 possesses the storage part 79 that the RAM703 shown in Figure 11 builds.In this storage part 79, preserve said apparatus identifying information C.In addition, radio communication control part 70 also possesses transmitting-receiving letter portion 71, Department of Communication Force 77 and storage and reading part 78.

Wherein, the function of transmitting-receiving letter portion 71 is mainly realized by the processing of CPU701 and telecommunication circuit 704, by radio communication and sender unit 3, carries out various data communication.

The function of Department of Communication Force 77 is mainly realized by the processing of CPU701 and I/F708 and path 709, and between wire communication control part 80, carries out data (signal) and communicates by letter.

The function of storage and reading part 78 is mainly realized by the processing of CPU801, for preserving various data at storage part 79, or reads various data from storage part 79.

The processing of the main wire communication portion 18 as shown in Figure 11 of function of wire communication control part 80 realizes, and wire communication control part 80 possesses the storage part 89 that the RAM803 shown in Figure 11 builds.In this storage part 89, preserve said apparatus identifying information D.In addition, wire communication control part 80 also possesses transmitting-receiving letter portion 81, transition of communications portion 82, Department of Communication Force 87 and storage and reading part 88.

Wherein, the function of transmitting-receiving letter portion 81 is mainly realized by processing and the I/F808b of CPU801, by wire communication and location information management system 9, carries out various data communication.

The function of transition of communications portion 82 is mainly realized by the processing of CPU801 and Ethernet control part 805, as mentioned above, it controls by converts communications mode the data (information) that the various data (information) that sender unit 3 is sent convert the packet communication that can utilize Ethernet to.

The function of Department of Communication Force 87 is mainly realized by the processing of CPU701 and I/F808 and path 809, and between radio communication control part 80, carries out data (signal) and communicates by letter.

The function of storage and reading part 88 is mainly realized by the processing of CPU801, for preserving various data at storage part 89, or reads various data from storage part 89.

Below utilize Figure 16 that the functional structure of location information management system 9 is described.

Location information management system 9 comprises the storage part 99 forming with the RAM903 shown in Figure 12 and HD904.Saved system identifying information E, management information F and placement information G in this storage part 99.In addition, location information management system also comprises transmitting-receiving letter portion 91, operation input receiving portion 92, search part 93, display control unit 94 and storage and reading part 98.

Wherein, the processing of the main CPU901 as shown in Figure 12 of function of transmitting-receiving letter portion 91 and network I/F909 or telecommunication circuit 915 realize.By carrying out various data communication between wire communication or radio communication and gateway 7.And then transmitting-receiving letter portion 91 also carries out communicating by letter of various data between the communication terminal 5h by communication network 8 and outdoor β.

The function of operation input receiving portion 92 is mainly realized by the processing of CPU901 and keyboard 911 and mouse 912, the various selections or the input that for accepting manager, provide.

The function of search part 94 is mainly realized by the processing of CPU901, for the search condition of accepting according to operation input receiving portion 92, carrys out the management information F of retrieve stored portion 99 by storage and reading part 98, then exports result for retrieval.

The function of display control unit 94 is mainly realized by the processing of CPU901, for controlling the demonstration of various images or word etc. on display 908.

The function of storage and reading part 98 is mainly realized by the processing of CPU901, for preserving various data at storage part 99, or reads various data from storage part 99.

The action of present embodiment is below described with Figure 17 and Figure 25.

First utilize Figure 17 that the processing that communication network is set on indoor α roof β is described.Figure 17 is the processing sequential chart that builds the network on roof.

First, user connects after the power supply of various electric equipments 2 of indoor α, and in the radio communication control part 30 of each sender unit 3, storage and reading part 38 (referring to Figure 14) read and respectively install identifying information B (step S1) from each storage part 39.Then, each is received and dispatched letter portion 31 and proposes to participate in requirement, the device identifying information B (step S2) that this participation comprises oneself in requiring to gateway 7.Accordingly, participation requirement is received by the transmitting-receiving letter portion 71 in the radio communication control part 70 of gateway 7.

Secondly, the storage of radio communication control part 70 and reading part 78 reading device identifying information C (step S3).Then, transmitting-receiving letter portion 71 sends for the participation referring to requiring and answers to sender unit 3, comprises device identifying information (B, C) (step S4) in this answer.Accordingly, the transmitting-receiving letter portion 31 in the radio communication control part 30 of sender unit 3 receives and participates in answer.Now, participate in answer and comprise the device identifying information B sending in above-mentioned steps S2, thereby radio communication control part 30 is carried out the collection of letters relevant to above-mentioned steps S2 and processed in above-mentioned steps S4.Then, storage and reading part 38 are saved in storage part 39 (step S5) by device identifying information C.Like this, in sender unit 3, preserved the device identifying information C of gateway 7, thereby just built communication network between sender unit 3 and gateway 7.

Then utilize and from being positioned at the sender unit 3 of indoor α roof β, send earthward the processing of positional information shown in Figure 18 key diagram 1.Figure 18 is the processing sequential chart that sends positional information.In Figure 18, for the ease of understanding, with the signal receiving and transmitting system 6 that two sender units (3a, 3b) form, describe.At this, sender unit 3a sends positional information Xa, and sender unit 3b sends positional information Xb.In this external Figure 18, communication terminal 5 is present in positional information (Xa, the Xb) transmitting boundary of sender unit (3a, 3b).

First, the positional information Xa (step S23-1) that the storage in the signal emission control portion 20 of sender unit 3a and reading part 28 read oneself from storage part 29.Then, the portion that posts a letter 21 in the signal emission control portion 20 of sender unit 3a at signal transmitting boundary with interior transmitting site information Xa (step S24-1).Identical therewith, the storage in the signal emission control portion 20 of sender unit 3b and reading part 28 read the positional information Xb (step S23-2) of oneself from storage part 29.Then, the portion that posts a letter 21 in the signal emission control portion 20 of sender unit 3b at signal transmitting boundary with interior transmitting site information Xb (step S24-2).At this, even if sender unit (3a, 3b) has been launched positional information (Xa, Xb), if the receiving part 41 in communication terminal 5 does not start, can not receiving position information (Xa, Xb).

Below utilize Figure 19 to illustrate that communication terminal 5 determines the positional information X that will utilize and the processing that carrys out the sender unit 3 of receiving position information X as collection of letters terminal.Figure 19 is that communication terminal 5 determines the positional information X that will utilize and the processing sequential chart that carrys out the sender unit 3 of receiving position information X as collection of letters terminal.In Figure 19, communication terminal 5, after receiving the positional information Xa that sender unit 3 sends, is not sent to this positional information Xa the sender unit 3a that sends positional information Xa, but is sent to sender unit 3b.

First, the side that when communication terminal 5 is collected mail in the positional information Xb that the positional information Xa that as shown in figure 19, the storage in the collection of letters control part 40 of communication terminal 5 and reading part 48 send sender unit 3a and sender unit 3b send, signal strength signal intensity is maximum is saved in (step S41) in storage part 49.To this, the represented position of this positional information X being saved will be subject to the management of following location information management system 9 as the position of communication terminal 5.

At this, utilize Figure 20 to further describe relevant above-mentioned steps S41.Figure 20 is from communication terminal receiving position information till preserve the process chart of positional information.

First, the test section 42 in the collection of letters control part 40 of communication terminal 5 detects logical speech terminal 5 and whether starts mobile (step S41-1), if mobile (S41-2's is no) do not detected, returns to step S41-1 and continues to detect.When communication terminal 5 being detected, start mobile (S41-2 is), whether the further movement that detects communication terminal 5 of test section 42 stops (step S41-3), if detect to move, do not stop (S41-4's is no), return to step S41-3 and continue to detect.Be specially, in the situation that the CPU401 shown in Fig. 7 stops processing, acceleration transducer 405, according to the variation of the acceleration detecting, sends and represents that communication terminal 5 starts the signal of mobile (CPU401 starts processing) to CPU401.Accordingly, CPU401 starts the processing of oneself.Afterwards, CPU401 receive represent communication terminal 5 before stopping mobile signal during in remain the state of the processing that starts oneself.The movement of communication terminal 5 now comprises communication terminal 5 run-off the straights.

Secondly, when test section 42 detects communication terminal 5, stop (step S41-4 is) when mobile, receiving part 41 enters the state (step S41-5) that can receive the positional information X that sender unit 3 sends.Be specially, at the CPU401 shown in Fig. 7, receive that the expression communication terminal 5 that acceleration transducer 405 sends stops after mobile signal, sends the signal of the processing that represents startup telecommunication circuit 404 to telecommunication circuit 404.Accordingly, telecommunication circuit 404 starts the processing of oneself.Now, if sender unit (3a, 3b) sends respectively positional information (Xa, Xb), the telecommunication circuit 404 in the control part 14 of communication terminal 5 starts receiving position information (Xa, Xb) by antenna 404a.

Then, judging part 43 judgement enters in the stipulated time after can the state of receiving position information X at receiving part 41, for example, in 5 seconds, at least receive a positional information X (step S41-6).Below the stipulated time is received to the situation of two positional informations is described further with interior.

If judging part 43 judgements, at the appointed time with the interior positional information X (step S41-6 is) that at least receives, further judge whether to receive a plurality of positional information X (step S41-7).

If a plurality of positional information X (step S41-7 is) are received in judgement, the intensity (step S41-8) of the signal of the positional information X that determination part 44 mensuration receiving parts 41 are received.The signal strength signal intensity of set position information Xa is greater than the signal strength signal intensity of positional information Xb in the following description.

Then, storage and reading part 48 are that maximum positional information X is saved in storage part 49 by the signal strength signal intensity being measured in above-mentioned steps S41-8.At this, positional information Xa is saved in storage part 49.

And if judging part 43 judges at the appointed time with interior at least one the positional information X (step S41-6's is no) that do not receive, storage and reading part 48 will represent that the failed failure information of the collection of letters is saved in (step S41-10) in storage part 49.

On the other hand, if judging part 43 judges, do not receive a plurality of and only receive a positional information X (step S41-7's is no), storage and reading part 48 are preserved these unique positional informations of receiving (step S41-11).

After the processing of step S41-9 to 11, receiving part 41 stops processing, and enters the state (step S41-12) that can not accept positional information.Be specially, the CPU401 shown in Fig. 7 sends and represents that telecommunication circuit 404 stops the signal of processing to telecommunication circuit 404.Like this, after communication terminal 5 starts movement, only when movement stops occurring, just can carry out the processing of receiving position information X, for this reason, when using battery as less in the energy of button cell 406 and so on, can reduce battery swap number of times, there is energy-saving effect.

As mentioned above, at communication terminal 5, start mobile (step S41-2 is) afterwards, when mobile while stopping occurring (step S41-4 is), receiving part 41 enters state (step S41-5) that can receiving position information X.In other words, now, mobile start and mobile stop both sides being receiving part 41 enter can receiving position information X startup factor.But startup factor is not limited to this, for example can also only the mobile of communication terminal 5 be started to (step S41-2 is) as startup factor, omit above-mentioned steps S41-3,4, using the mobile startup factor that starts to enter as receiving part 41 state that can receiving position information X.Can also omit step S41-1,2 equally, using the mobile startup factor that stops entering as receiving part 41 state that can receiving position information X.

Return to Figure 19.In communication terminal 5, the Department of Communication Force 47 of collection of letters control part 40 sends to radio communication control part 50 instruction (step S42) that starts action.Accordingly, the Department of Communication Force 57 of radio communication control part 50 is received the instruction that starts action, starts following processing.

First, the storage in the radio communication control part 50 of communication terminal 5 and reading part 58 read the terminal identification information A (step S43) of oneself from storage part 59.Then, transmitting-receiving letter portion 51 proposes to participate in requirement (step S44) to sender unit (3a, 3b), and this participation comprises terminal identification means A in requiring.To this, sender unit 3 receives respectively the participation requirement of each communication terminal 5.

Secondly, the storage in the radio communication control part 30 of sender unit 3a and reading part 38 read the device identifying information Ba (step S45-1) of oneself from storage part 39.Then, the transmitting-receiving letter portion 31 of sender unit 3a requires to send and answer (step S46-1) to communication terminal 5 for above-mentioned participation, comprises terminal identification information A and terminal identification information Ba in this answer.To this, the transmitting-receiving letter portion 51 in the radio communication control part 50 of communication terminal 5 accepts this participation and answers.Now, participate in answer and comprise the terminal identification information A sending in above-mentioned steps S44, for this reason, communication terminal 5 is carried out the collection of letters relevant to above-mentioned steps 44 and is processed in above-mentioned steps S46-1.Then, the storage in the radio communication control part 50 of communicator 5 and reading part 58 are saved in (step S47-1) in storage part 59 by device identifying information Ba.

On the other hand, 3a is identical with sender unit, and the storage in the radio communication control part 30 of sender unit 3b and reading part 38 read the device identifying information Bb (step S45-2) of oneself from storage part 39.Then, the transmitting-receiving letter portion 31 of sender unit 3b requires to send and answer (step S46-2) to communication terminal 5 for above-mentioned participation, comprises terminal identification information A and terminal identification information Bb in this answer.To this, the transmitting-receiving letter portion 51 in the radio communication control part 50 of communication terminal 5 accepts this participation and answers.Then, the storage in the radio communication control part 50 of communicator 5 and reading part 58 are saved in (step S47-2) in storage part 59 by device identifying information Bb.

Then, radio communication control part 50 is carried out the decision of the object of delivering letters and is processed, the positional information X that decision to which sender unit transmission is received from sender unit 3 and the terminal identification information 3A (step S48) of oneself.Below utilize Figure 22 to describe the processing of step S48 in detail, but first use before this processing background of Fig. 5, Figure 14 and Figure 21 description of step S48.Figure 21 is the schematic diagram of communications status between sender unit and communication terminal.

As shown in figure 14, between the signal emission control portion 20 of sender unit 3 and the collection of letters control part 40 of communication terminal 5 communicate by letter with the radio communication control part 30 of sender unit 3 and the radio communication control part 5 of communication terminal 5 between communicate by letter mutually independent.In communication terminal 5, the control part 40 of collecting mail on the one hand receives the positional information X of sender unit 3 transmissions of transmitted signal, and radio communication control part 50 sends back to sender unit 3 by the terminal identification information A of oneself together with positional information X on the other hand.

But there is the problem of following three kinds of forms in said system.First, if signalization emission control portion 20 and radio communication control part 30 in all sender units 3,, in the situation that the area of plane of indoor α is larger, many sender units 3 need to be set, setup fee higher (form 1).

Secondly, sender unit 3a can send positional information Xa, but radio communication control part 30 faults of sender unit 3a, the terminal identification information A and the positional information Xa (form 2) that cannot received communication terminal 5 send.

And then, indoor

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on be provided with in the situation of a plurality of sender units 3, along with communication terminal 5 is indoor position different can there is following problem, although the signal strength signal intensity of the positional information Xb (referring to step S24-2) that the signal emission control portion 20 of sender unit 3a sends is greater than the signal strength signal intensity of the positional information Xa (referring to step S24-1) that the signal emission control portion 20 of sender unit 3b sends, but, the data signal strength that (referring to step S46-2) answered in participation that the radio communication control part 30 of sender unit 3b is received is but greater than the data signal strength (form 3) that (referring to step S46-1) answered in participation that the radio communication control part 30 of sender unit 3a receives.

In the various situations of above-mentioned form 1 to 3, as shown in figure 21, communication terminal 5h receives that after the positional information Xa of sender unit 3a transmission, it is sender unit 3b that the terminal identification information A of oneself and positional information Xa are sent to the sender unit different from sending positional information Xa.Below with Figure 14 and Figure 20, the object example different from signalling device of delivering letters as above is described.

In the radio communication control part 50 of the communication terminal 5 shown in Figure 14, in transmitting-receiving letter portion 51, carry out in receiving above-mentioned steps S44 to each sender unit (3a, 3b) after propose participating in requirement, whether judging part 53 judgements for example, receive that with interior (5 seconds in) at least one participates in answer (step S48-1) at the appointed time.That is to say, whether judging part 53 judgements, within the stipulated time of delivering letters after starting of terminal identification information A, receive at least one device identifying information B.

Secondly, if at least one participation answer (step S48-1 is) is received in judging part 53 judgements, judging part 53 further judges whether to receive a plurality of participation answers (step S48-2).That is to say, judging part 53, in the stipulated time after transmitting terminal identifying information A, judges whether to receive a plurality of device identifying information B.

Then, if a plurality of participation answers (step S48-2 is) are received in judging part 53 judgements, determination part 54 is measured the intensity (step S48-3) that the collection of letters signal while participating in answer is received by transmitting-receiving letter portions 51.The processing of step S48-3 is because the radio communication control part 50 of communication terminal 5 is received the participation answer that each sender unit (3a, 3b) sends and carried out in above-mentioned steps S46-1,2.

The measurement result of setting in the following description above-mentioned steps S48-3 is that the participation letter in reply intensity that sender unit 3b sends is greater than the participation letter in reply intensity that sender unit 3a sends.As shown in figure 22, the device identifying information B (in this case installing identifying information Bb) that storage and reading part 58 comprise during the participation of intensity maximum in the signal strength signal intensity of measuring in above-mentioned steps S48-3 is answered is saved in (step S48-4) in storage part 59.

If the 53 judgement stipulated times of above-mentioned judging part are participated in answer (step S48-1's is no) with interior receiving, the processing of the object that finishes to determine to deliver letters.In addition, if the above-mentioned 53 judgement stipulated times of judging part are participated in answer (step S48-1 is) with interior receiving, but only receive that is participated in an answer (step S48-2's is no), storage and reading part 58 are participated in by unique one the device identifying information B comprising in answer and are saved in (step S48-5) in storage part 59.

The represented sender unit 3 of device identifying information B that above-mentioned storage and reading part 58 are preserved is just decided to be the object of delivering letters of communication terminal 5.

After above-mentioned steps S48-4,5 processing, transmitting-receiving letter portion 51 makes the information (step S49) that is sent to the object of delivering letters that step S48 determines.This information has the data structure of the information shown in Fig. 9, wherein according to the device identifying information Bb of the sender unit 3b of the object of delivering letters, the terminal identification information Ah of communication terminal 5h that sends information and the order of data content (in this case sending the positional information Xa of the sender unit 3a of information), arranges.

Then, transmitting-receiving letter portion 51 sends the information (step S50) of the data structure with above-mentioned steps S49 making to sender unit 3b.Like this, the radio communication control part 30 of sender unit 3b is just received the information that communication terminal 5h sends.

Then, in communication terminal 5h, transmitting-receiving letter portion 51, judging part 53, determination part 54, Department of Communication Force 57 and the storage of radio communication control part 50 and reading part 58 stop processing (step S51).Like this, in transmitting-receiving letter portion 51, finish to send after the information of positional information X to sender unit 3a, each portion of radio communication control part 50 stops processing, thereby brings energy-saving effect.Each portion of radio communication control part 50 can accept the NEW BEGINNING instruction of collection of letters control part 40 transmissions of communication terminal 5 by above-mentioned steps S42, restart.

With Figure 23 explanation, at sender unit 3, receive after the information that comprises positional information X below location information management system 9 manages this information processing as management information F.Figure 23 is location information management sequential chart.

As shown in figure 23, first, the processing that the radio communication control part 30 of sender unit 3b carries out as above-mentioned S49, making will be sent to the information (step S61) of the data structure of gateway 7.These data are configured to and are arranged in order following data: the object of delivering letters is the device identifying information C of gateway 7, the device identifying information Bb of the sender unit 3b that sends information and data content (sending the positional information Xa of sender unit 3a of information and the terminal identification information A that sends the communication terminal 5 of positional information Xa).

The direct information gateway 7 (step S62) of the data structure that then, the transmitting-receiving letter portion 31 of the radio communication control part 30 of sender unit 3b makes above-mentioned steps S61.Like this, the information that sender unit 3b sends is just received by the transmitting-receiving letter portion 71 in the radio communication control part 70 of gateway 7.

Then, the Department of Communication Force 77 of radio communication control part 70 by the message transport of receiving in above-mentioned steps S62 the Department of Communication Force 87 (step S63) to gateway 7.Like this, wire communication control part 80 is just received the information of passing on from radio communication control part 70.

Then, the transition of communications portion 82 of wire communication control part 80 converts the communication mode according to I EEE802.15.4 to communication mode according to I EEE802.3, and control can communicate (step S64) to the information from sender unit 3b with the packet mode of Ethernet.Then, as above-mentioned steps S61, make the information (step S65) with the data structure that will be sent to location information management system 9.These data are configured to and are arranged in order following data: the object of delivering letters is the device identifying information E of location information management system 9, the device identifying information D of the gateway 7 that sends information and data content (sending the positional information Xa of sender unit 3a of information and the terminal identification information A that sends the communication terminal 5 of positional information Xa).

Then, the transmitting-receiving letter portion 81 in the wire communication control part 80 of gateway 7 will have the direct information location information management system 9 (step S66) of the data structure of making at above-mentioned steps S65.Like this, the information that gateway 7 sends is just received by the transmitting-receiving letter portion 91 of location information management system 9.

Then, location information management system 9 carries out the management processing (step S67) of positional information, with storage and reading part 98, the collection of letters date and this positional information Xa that receive positional information X is relevant to the terminal identification information A being pre-stored in storage part 99, as management information F as shown in figure 13, preserve.

By above-mentioned location information management system 9 management management information F, the administrative staff of location information management system 9 can retrieve as shown in Figure 24 and Figure 25.Figure 24 and Figure 25 are the pictures of a routine location information management system.

For example, keyboard 911 shown in manager works Figure 12 or mouse 912 etc. carry out after input operation, operation input receiving portion 92 is is just accepted this operation input, and display control unit 94 reads management information F via storage and reading part 98, and shows the searching picture shown in Figure 24 on display 908.On this searching picture, show retrieval list, in retrieval list, list the device name that each administrative department (all departments) has.There is check box on the right side of device name.And then there is " starting retrieval " key retrieval list lower right, can be used to carry out retrieval.For example, the searching picture shown in Figure 24 represents that searching, managing department is for the position of the equipment " UCS P3000 " of " selling a section " management.

Then, manager works keyboard 911 or mouse 912 etc., learn in the corresponding check box of device name of equipment (management object thing 4) position that in hope, after input selection mark, operation input receiving portion 92 is accepted the input of selected marker.When administrative staff stamp selected marker and click after " starting retrieval " on the check box of the device name of all equipment that need location aware, operation input receiving portion 92 receives and starts retrieval, search part 93 is according to the device name that is marked with selected marker, the management information F preserving in retrieve stored portion 99, extracts the information that comprises positional information X corresponding to a part in management information F and comprises position about this positional information X at the interior placement information G such as expression floor aspect.

Then, display control unit 94 shows result for retrieval picture as shown in figure 25 according to management information F and placement information G.The layout plan of the floor of display device in this result for retrieval picture " UCS P3000 " position " A 4th floors ", the positional information X in management information F and the various information such as date of collecting mail.Like this, administrative staff just can grasp the position of management object thing 4 (communication terminals 5) sense of vision.

In present embodiment described above, sender unit 3 not only has the portion of posting a letter 21, and has transmitting-receiving letter portion 31.The scope that is positioned at the positional information X that can receive that sender unit 3 sends with communication terminal 5 as long as positional information X and terminal are set to information A, be sent to sender unit 3 and just can, for this needs to use the MIN electric energy consumption for delivering letters, thereby there is the energy-conservation effect of sender unit help communication terminal.

And, after communication terminal starts to move, only, when mobile stopping, just starting to accept the processing of positional information X, thereby can suppress the electric energy consumption of battery, there is power savings.And then transmitting-receiving letter portion 51 finishes to send after the information such as positional information X to sender unit 3, stops the processing of each formation portion of radio communication control part 50, has energy-saving effect.Moreover present embodiment is conducive to energy-conservation, even if thereby in the situation that use the baby battery of button cell 406 and so on, also have and can reduce battery swap number of times as far as possible, contribute to user to save the effect of labour and time.

In addition, as shown in figure 21, present embodiment is sent out and is established positional information Xa and the terminal identification information A that device 3a comes received communication terminal 5 to send with sender unit 3b replacement signal, plays following effect: first, Inhibitory signal is sent out the setup fee (corresponding above-mentioned form 1) of establishing device 3; Secondly, even if in the situation that signal is sent out the radio communication control part 30 of establishing device 3a breaks down, signal receiving and transmitting system 6 also can obtain positional information Xa and the terminal identification information A (corresponding above-mentioned form 2) that communication terminal 5 sends; And then, communication terminal 5 can send positional information X and terminal identification information A to the sender unit 3 of carrying out the communication of the signal that intensity is relatively high, thereby concerning signal receiving and transmitting system 6, guaranteed the reception (corresponding above-mentioned form 3) of positional information X and terminal identification information A.

Above-mentioned location information management system 9 both can build with single computer, also can, by cutting apart a plurality of function parts (function or storage part), build each funtion part to each computer.

For preserving the recording mediums such as CD-ROM of each program of above-mentioned execution mode and the hard disk of preserving these programs, all can be used as computer program to providing both at home and abroad.

Signal receiving and transmitting system 6, example signal receiving and transmitting system 6a as shown in figure 26, comprising the sender unit 3a1 that possesses signal emission control portion 20, and the sender unit 3b1 that possesses signal emission control portion 20 and radio communication control part 30, can be with solving above-mentioned form 1 to the represented every problem of form 3, be that radio communication control part 30 (form 1) is not set in sender unit 3a1, although or be provided with radio communication control part 30 in sender unit 3a1, but radio communication control part 30 cannot be used (form 2) because of fault, again or in communication terminal 5, although the data signal strength of the positional information X that the sender unit 3a1 receiving sends is greater than the data signal strength of the positional information X of sender unit 3b1 transmission, but the data signal strength that the participation that the sender unit 3b1 receiving sends is answered is but greater than the data signal strength (form 3) that the participation of sender unit 3a1 transmission is answered.In Figure 26, sender unit 3a1 does not have radio communication control part 30, the data signal strength that the participation from sender unit 3a1 that communication terminal 5 is received is answered is zero, so the answer of the participation from sender unit 3b1 that communication terminal 5 is received just becomes the side that data signal strength is larger.

That is to say, no matter be under any form in above-mentioned three kinds of forms, although sender unit 3b1 all, in sending own positional information Xb and oneself the state of positional information Xb that can 5 transmissions of received communication terminal, still can receive the positional information Xa of other sender unit 3a1.

Figure 27 has exemplified another routine signal receiving and transmitting system 6b, comprising the sender unit 3b2 that has the signal transmitting system 3a2 of signal emission control portion 20 and radio communication control part 30 and have radio communication control part 30.This signal receiving and transmitting system 6b can be used to corresponding form 2 and form 3, although be provided with radio communication control part 30 in sender unit 3a2, break down and cannot use (above-mentioned form 2); And, although the data signal strength of the positional information X of the sender unit 3a1 receiving transmission is greater than the data signal strength of the positional information X of sender unit 3b1 transmission, the data signal strength that the participation that the sender unit 3b1 receiving sends is answered is but greater than the data signal strength (form 3) of the participation answer of sender unit 3a1 transmission.

That is to say, the in the situation that of above-mentioned form 2 and form 3, although sender unit 3a2 not only can send the positional information Xa of oneself, and can receive oneself positional information Xa and the terminal identification information A being sent by communication terminal 5, but the positional information Xa of sender unit 3a2 is received by other sender units 3b2.

In this case, sender unit (3a2,3b2) is the transmitting device of transmitting site information Xa, is also to receive the positional information Xa sent by communication terminal 5 and the receiving device of terminal identification information A.And signal receiving and transmitting system 6b is transmission system, it is also receiver system using.

In sender unit shown in Figure 26 and Figure 27 (3a1,3b1,3a2,3b2), at least one can arrange the converter section 14 shown in Figure 14.

Claims (10)

1. a signal receiving and transmitting system, wherein possesses first signal emitter and secondary signal emitter, and this first signal emitter and this secondary signal emitter send the positional information of the position that represents oneself, it is characterized in that,

When described first signal emitter reads the positional information that represents own position, and this positional information is sent to after communication terminal, described secondary signal emitter can receive for identifying the terminal identification information of this communication terminal and the described positional information being sent by described first signal emitter that this communication terminal is received from described communication terminal.

2. signal receiving and transmitting system according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described first signal emitter possesses storage part, and this storage part is used for preserving described positional information.

3. signal receiving and transmitting system according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described first signal emitter possesses receiving part, and for receive described positional information from outside, described storage part is preserved the described positional information that this receiving part is received.

4. according to the signal receiving and transmitting system described in any one in claims 1 to 3, it is characterized in that, in described first signal emitter and described secondary signal emitter, at least one party possesses converter section, and this converter section makes oneself action for changing the voltage of external power source.

5. according to the signal receiving and transmitting system described in any one in claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that, described secondary signal emitter possesses the portion of delivering letters, this portion of delivering letters utilizes communication network, and the described terminal identification information of receiving and described positional information are sent to the location information management system of stating positional information for administrative institute.

6. according to the signal receiving and transmitting system described in any one in claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that, the communication mode that described first signal emitter is the specification of I MES system according to indoor location information system sends described positional information, described secondary signal emitter according in I EEE802.15.4 specification at least the communication mode of physical layer receive described positional information and described terminal identification information.

7. a location management system, is characterized in that, comprising the signal receiving and transmitting system described in any one in claim 1 to 6 and described communication terminal.

8. location management system according to claim 7, is characterized in that, possesses signal receiving and transmitting system claimed in claim 5 and described location information management system.

9. for a signal transmit-receive method for signal receiving and transmitting system, this signal receiving and transmitting system possesses positional information first signal emitter and the secondary signal emitter that sends the position that represents oneself, and this signal transmit-receive method is characterised in that, comprises the following steps:

Read step, described first signal emitter reads the positional information that represents own position;

Forwarding step, described first signal emitter is sent to communication terminal by the described positional information reading in described read step;

Collection of letters step, described secondary signal emitter receives for identifying the terminal identification information of this communication terminal and the described positional information being sent by described first signal emitter that this communication terminal is received from described communication terminal.

10. signal transmit-receive method according to claim 9, it is characterized in that, described first signal emitter possesses storage part, and this storage part is used for preserving described positional information, in described read step, described first signal emitter reads described positional information from this storage part.

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